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I'm working on Genki II and I came across this sentence in a drill.

友だちが病気だったらくすりを買ってきてあげます。

I get about 90% of what is happening here. It's an if/then statement where if my friend is sick, I will buy medicine for them.

I get the てあげる ending without any trouble, but きて is throwing me for a loop. Is this a te following a te form? If so should I be reading this as くる in te form e.g. I will come and buy medicine for them?

aguijonazo
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Shaftworth
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    買ってくる means you go buy something and then come back, just like every morning when you go to school/work, you say 行ってきます. You are going there and coming back later in the day. – Eddie Kal Jan 02 '22 at 19:29

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Turning my comment into an answer. I didn't feel like my comment was detailed enough to stand as an answer, but since no new answers have surfaced and the OP found my content helpful, I am putting it in the answer box.

買ってくる means you go buy something and then come back, just like every morning when you go to school/work, you say 行ってきます. You are going there and coming back later in the day.

Please also see this answer:

ワインを買っていくよ

Eddie Kal
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